“It would be strange to hear from Mrs. Merkel some other assessment. The lack of support for the Americans' position in this situation is a clear step beyond Atlantic solidarity and allied commitments. The design of the withdrawal from the INF Treaty, which was proposed by the United States, is now accepted as an axiom by all their partners. To say something else means to admit Washington’s cardinal wrong, ”Morozov said.

According to the senator, the strangeness of this situation lies in the fact that the Russian side has repeatedly suggested that Americans familiarize themselves with those systems that, according to the United States, went beyond the INF Treaty.

“The States, as you know, did not appear at the presentation of the systems and did not show evidence. So, Merkel’s statement in this situation is the position of a sergeant who, while standing in line, glances at the captain. What the captain commands is the sergeant, ”he concluded.

Earlier, Merkel said that Russia “gave cause” for the termination of the Treaty on intermediate and shorter-range missiles.

According to the Chancellor, in the end, part of the arms limitation system in Europe and around the world was lost.